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#EDDED2

Bone · very light warm orange

About #EDDED2

With the hex code #EDDED2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Bone — a ΔE of 3.9 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2E1ED, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red237
Green222
Blue210

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #EDDED2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDED2.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #EDDED2.
15.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDDED2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDDED2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DFD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E2D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2DBDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDED2?

With the hex code #EDDED2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDED2?

Use black text. Black on #EDDED2 has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDED2?

Its complementary colour is #D2E1ED, and analogous partners are #EDD2D3 and #EDECD2.